I am the Demon King of the Dungeon!

Renn rubbed his hands together, took a deep breath, and carefully lifted the lid of the golden treasure chest.

The moment the lid was opened, golden light poured out of the box, illuminating the entire cave.

After the light faded.

A golden shield appeared in the box.

"A set shield!" Renn's voice trembled as he exclaimed in surprise, "It dropped on the very first try!!!"

The golden slime in the Savage Mine will drop the best armor set for warriors below silver rank, "Golden Jelly".

A one-handed sword paired with a shield.

It is worth three hundred gold coins.

Arthas used "Perception" to look at the shield.

【Golden Jelly Shield】

[Rarity: Magic]

[Equipment Effect: When blocking an attack, there is a 15% chance to create sticky ground under the enemy's feet, reducing their movement speed by 40% for 3 seconds.]

【Set Effect: Golden Jelly】

[Two-piece set: Increases physical damage reduction by 5%, and grants a 10% chance to restore health with each attack.]

"We're missing a one-handed sword." Oris peeked out and said, "We can try grinding again."

"After running the dungeon so many times..." Renn was so excited he almost jumped up, "Finally, I have a set!"

Alsace withdrew his gaze and opened the wooden crate.

There was only one thing in the box.

An iron rod.

The staff is straight, about a foot long, and its surface is covered with natural bone-like textures. One end is slightly thicker than the other, and the joints are faintly visible on the thicker end.

[Auspicious Leg Bone]

[Rarity: Magic]

[Effect: Movement speed increased by 8%, jump height increased by 15%]

Arthas tucked the leg bone into his arms.

"Let's go."

"Leaving already?" Renn was still squatting beside the golden treasure chest, gazing longingly at the mountain of gold. "Aren't you taking some gold coins and treasures with you before you go?"

"Aside from monster drops, you can't take anything else out of the dungeon," Arthas said coldly. "You can go and take it if you don't believe me."

"Hey, something's better than nothing." Ryan rushed to the gold mine, stuffed his pockets full of gold coins, and put a golden crown on his head, laughing, "This suits me perfectly!"

Oris seemed to know perfectly well that Arthas was telling the truth, and stood still without moving.

Ryan stuffed more gold coins into his backpack, making it bulge and rattle as he walked.

Leave the BOSS room.

The three walked back along the path they had come from. When they passed the spot where the goblin Ji had appeared, Raine stopped and looked down at the deep trench in the ground that had been carved by claws.

"It's actually quite pitiful."

"Who?" Oris looked at Raine with a puzzled expression.

"Goblin Ji".

"It's a monster."

"Even monsters get lonely."

Renn crouched down, took out a handful of gold coins from his backpack, and placed them where the goblin had disappeared.

"Here you go. Even though you hit me, you're still the cutest monster I've ever seen."

Arthas stood at the end of the passage, watching Renn's back as he squatted on the ground arranging gold coins.

A slight smile played at the corners of his lips.

This human is quite interesting.

……

When we left the savage mine, the sun was blazing.

Arthas walked at the back of the group, leaving the dampness of the mine behind and instead enjoying the dry wind from the outskirts of Graystone, carrying the scent of wheat fields.

Raine walked ahead, his steps light as if he were on a spring. He held the golden jelly shield in his arms, and his joyful expression was full of the word "get rich".

But after walking a few steps, he suddenly felt his backpack become lighter.

"Um?"

Ryan stopped and opened his backpack.

The bag was empty.

The gold coins vanished without a trace.

"Where are my gold coins?!"

Ryan stood there, stunned, reaching into his backpack and rummaging around, only to find rough sand. The fine yellow sand slipped through his fingers, shimmering in the sunlight.

Oris walked past Renn and asked in a flat tone, "Why do you think I didn't take it?"

"You knew all along that it would really disappear!?"

"nonsense."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?!"

"Didn't Dick already say that? Besides, it's funny to see you stuffing gold coins into your bag."

Suddenly remembering something, Raine reached out to touch the crown on his head. His fingertips touched rough stone instead of cold metal. He took the crown off.

The once gleaming ruby ​​and gold crown has now turned into a grayish-white stone. The stone's surface is pitted and uneven, and the general outline of the crown can still be vaguely discerned.

"My gold coins... my crown..."

"Everything is gone..."

Renn looked down at the oddly ugly stone in his hand, and angrily threw it to the side of the road.

"Isn't there a shield?" Arthas stopped and turned to look at Renn.

"Yeah! I still have a shield." Renn's mood visibly improved.

"Let's go." Arthas strode towards Graystone Town. "Go back and turn in the quest."

The outline of Greystone Town distorted slightly in the heat.

The two guards at the town's entrance, who were dozing off against their spears, opened their eyes at the same time upon hearing footsteps. They saw the golden shield in Renn's arms, and the guard on the left whistled.

"Raine? You've struck gold?"

"Dungeon!" Renn puffed out his chest and patted the golden jelly shield. "See that? The golden jelly shield! A set piece! Genuine magical equipment!"

"Hey, you've really got some skills." The guard leaned over for a look. "You can use the shield as a mirror, right?"

"Absolutely!" Renn immediately raised his shield to his face, the shield reflecting his dirty face and messy hair, but he was clearly satisfied, and straightened his collar before lowering the shield.

The three of them passed through the town gate and entered the main street of Greystone Town.

The streets are much busier at midday than in the evening.

Long queues formed outside restaurants and bakeries, the clanging of hammers echoed from the blacksmith's shop, and several teenagers chased each other barefoot on the stone path.

A fruit vendor by the roadside called out, "Fresh honey fruit! Summer honey fruit! Sweeter than first love!"

Raine stopped, patted his pocket, took out a few copper coins and bought three. He handed one to Oris and tossed one to Arthas.

"Try it! The honey fruit from Greystone Town is the best for miles around!"

Alsace caught the fruit, took a bite, and found the flesh soft, juicy, and bursting with sweetness on his tongue.

It's really good.

"Isn't it delicious?" Ryan finished his fruit in a few bites, tossing the pit aside which landed precisely in the roadside trash can. "I've never eaten this kind of fruit before... uh, back home."

Arthas noticed the pause in his speech.

The prince of the Kingdom of Kada grew up in the northern Iron Fortress, which is covered in ice and snow all year round, so it is true that honey fruits cannot grow there.

Oris noticed Arthas's gaze, but she said nothing, simply taking a quiet bite of the fruit.

The three continued walking forward.

As they crossed the central plaza, the Adventurers' Guild building came into view. Rein stopped at the entrance.

"Dick."

"Um?"

"You haven't had your level assessed yet, have you?"

Grade assessment?

Arthas thought for a moment. When he registered as an adventurer, he only filled out a form and received the Black Iron Badge. Later, when he passed the top-level Black Iron test, the examiner directly gave him the badge. He had indeed not gone through the level assessment process.

"no."

"That's perfect!" Renn grabbed Arthas's wrist. "Come on, let's go get the analysis done!"

"Didn't you just get tested?" Olis tried to stop her. "Why waste money on another test?"

"That happened a week ago!" Renn said matter-of-factly. "I've cleared the second level of Dark Hemcas, I should have leveled up a few times by now, right?"

"Where does your confidence come from?"

"intuition!"